Trace by Patricia Daniels Cornwell(
Sound Recording
)
5
editions published
in
2004
in
English
and held by
877
libraries
worldwide
Kay Scarpetta travels to Richmond, Virginia, to help solve a perplexing crime. When she arrives, however, she finds her former lab in the final stages of demolition; an inept chief; her old assistant chief with personal problems that he won't reveal; and a glamorous FBI agent meddling with the case. Deprived of assistance from colleagues Benton and Lucy, who are embroiled in a seemingly unrelated attempted rape by a stalker, Scarpetta must investigate the death of a fourteen-year-old girl working with the smallest pieces of evidence-traces that only the most thorough hunters can identify

The wrecker by Clive Cussler(
Sound Recording
)
2
editions published
in
2009
in
English
and held by
844
libraries
worldwide
In 1907, after a rash of vandalism and sabotage, the Southern Pacific Railroad employs the famed Van Dorn Detective Agency. Charged with discovering the culprits behind the railroad's latest misfortune, the agency sends their best investigator, Isaac Bell, to the Cascades. However, after conversing with several drifters, Bell discovers that a man known as 'the Wrecker' is behind the random acts of violence

Kisser by Stuart Woods(
Sound Recording
)
1
edition published
in
2010
in
English
and held by
762
libraries
worldwide
When P.I. Stone Barrington crosses paths with a fetching Broadway actress--and sometime lip model--Stone gets a little more deeply involved with business than he'd expected. When his new lady love turns out to be a lady with a shady past, Stone and downtown cop Dino Bacchetti realize that her beauty may have an unusually high price

The silent sea by Clive Cussler(
Sound Recording
)
1
edition published
in
2010
in
English
and held by
749
libraries
worldwide
On December 7th, 1941, five brothers exploring a small island off the coast of Washington State make an extraordinary discovery, only to be interrupted by news of the Pearl Harbor attack. In the present, Cabrillo, chasing the remnants of a crashed satellite in the Argentina, stumbles upon a shocking revelation of his own. His search to untangle the mystery leads him to that small island and its secret

The postmistress by Sarah Blake(
Sound Recording
)
2
editions published
in
2010
in
English
and held by
698
libraries
worldwide
In London covering the Blitz with Edward R. Murrow, Frankie Bard meets a Cape Cod doctor in a shelter and promises that she'll deliver a letter for him when she finally returns to the United States. Filled with stunning parallels to today's world, "The Postmistress" is a sweeping novel about the loss of innocence of two extraordinary women--and of two countries torn apart by war

The spy : [an Isaac Bell adventure] by Clive Cussler(
Sound Recording
)
1
edition published
in
2010
in
English
and held by
664
libraries
worldwide
In 1908, international tensions mount as the world plunges toward war. When a brilliant American battleship gun designer dies in an apparent suicide, the man's grief-stricken daughter turns to the legendary Van Dorn Detective Agency to clear her father's name. Van Dorn puts his chief investigator on the case, and Isaac Bell soon realizes that the clues point to murder not suicide. When more suspicious deaths occur, Bell realizes that a spy is killing scientists working on secret project Hull 44

Wicked prey by John Sandford(
Sound Recording
)
1
edition published
in
2009
in
English
and held by
663
libraries
worldwide
In the nineteenth installment of the Prey series, Minnesota investigator Lucas Davenport struggles to protect his daughter Letty from a vengeful psychopathic pimp who blames Davenport for his handicap. All the while, a professional thief plans to rob the city of Minneapolis blind right before the Republican National Convention. Can Davenport protect his daughter and ensure the security of Minneapolis?

Hothouse orchid by Stuart Woods(
Sound Recording
)
1
edition published
in
2009
in
English
and held by
658
libraries
worldwide
Sent on a forced vacation after letting an especially dangerous terrorist get away, CIA Special Agent Holly Barker returns to her hometown of Orchid Beach, Florida. However, Orchid Beach's new police chief happens to be a man who once attempted to rape Barker years before, prompting Barker to challenge him for control of the city's police

Cure by Robin Cook(
Sound Recording
)
1
edition published
in
2010
in
English
and held by
638
libraries
worldwide
With her son's neuroblastoma in remission, New York City medical examiner Laurie Montgomery returns to work, only to face the case of her career: the investigation into the death of CIA agent Kevin Markham. Markham's autopsy results are inconclusive, and though it appears he's been poisoned, toxicology fails to corroborate Laurie's suspicions. She enlists the help of her husband, Jack Stapleton, and together they must race to crack the case before they're consumed in a game of biotech espionage

The honor of spies by W. E. B Griffin(
Sound Recording
)
2
editions published
in
2009
in
English
and held by
578
libraries
worldwide
While World War II rages on in Europe, twenty-four-year-old Cletus Frade has been hired to spring Wilhelm Frogger, a German officer, from a Mississippi prisoner-of-war camp. Having learned that Frogger has masterminded a plot to assassinate Hitler, Frade plans on bringing the war to a swift end. However, a rogue group of fascists, led by Argentinean Colonel Juan Peron, plans on thwarting the coup and snuffing out both Frade and Frogger

Crossfire by Dick Francis(
Sound Recording
)
1
edition published
in
2010
in
English
and held by
567
libraries
worldwide
Returning to his estranged mother's house for the first time since he joined the army at seventeen, Captain Tom Forsyth discovers that she is being blackmailed and sets out to discover and defeat this hidden enemy using his finely honed military skills. But can he save his mother's reputation and career as "the first lady of British racing", or will he find himself caught in the cross fire?

Remarkable creatures : a novel by Tracy Chevalier(
Sound Recording
)
1
edition published
in
2010
in
English
and held by
552
libraries
worldwide
Growing up fascinated with the fossils she collected on the beach, Mary Anning blossomed into a skillful amateur archaeologist. When she discovers an intriguing fossilized skeleton, townspeople and religious authorities react viciously. Barred from the scientific community and in love with an unavailable man, Mary turns to Elizabeth Philpot, a London exile, for friendship. Together, they look to make their way in the evolving nineteenth century through archaeology and scientific discovery

Stones into schools : promoting peace with books, not bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Greg Mortenson(
Sound Recording
)
1
edition published
in
2009
in
English
and held by
528
libraries
worldwide
In this dramatic first-person narrative, Greg Mortenson picks up where "Three Cups of Tea" left off in 2003, recounting his relentless, ongoing efforts to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan; his extensive work in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan after a massive earthquake hit the region in 2005; and the unique ways he has built relationships with Islamic clerics, militia commanders, and tribal leaders even as he was dodging shootouts with feuding Afghan warlords and surviving an eight-day armed abduction by the Taliban

The cobra by Frederick Forsyth(
Sound Recording
)
1
edition published
in
2010
in
English
and held by
496
libraries
worldwide
For decades, the world has been fighting the drug cartels, and losing, their billions of dollars making them the most powerful and destructive organizations on earth. Until one man is asked to take charge. Paul Devereaux used to run Special Operations for the CIA before they retired him for being too ruthless. Now he can have anything he requires, do anything he thinks necessary. The war is on

The black cat : a Richard Jury mystery by Martha Grimes(
Sound Recording
)
2
editions published
in
2010
in
English
and held by
475
libraries
worldwide
Three months have passed since Richard Jury was left bereft and guilt-ridden after his lover's tragic auto accident. He is deeply suspicious when assigned a case far out of his jurisdiction in an outlying village where a young woman was murdered behind the local pub. The only witness is the establishment's black cat, who gives no clue as to the girl's identity or her killer's

The Pacific : [hell was an ocean away] : the official companion audiobook to the HBO miniseries by Hugh Ambrose(
Sound Recording
)
1
edition published
in
2010
in
English
and held by
466
libraries
worldwide
Between America's retreat from China in late November 1941 and the moment General MacArthur's airplane touched down on the Japanese mainland in August of 1945, five men connected by happenstance led the fight in key battles in the war against Japan. From the miracle at Midway to the Guadalcanal, their solemn oaths led them to the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot and to Iwo Jima and Okinawa, until at last the survivors enjoyed a triumphant, yet uneasy, return home

Deep shadow by Randy Wayne White(
Sound Recording
)
1
edition published
in
2010
in
English
and held by
462
libraries
worldwide
During a dive in a remote Florida lake, the rim of a cave collapses, trapping two of Doc Ford's friends. Ford himself manages to escape, only to surface and find two men waiting for him on the shore. Murderers and ex-cons, the men are intent on diving to the bottom of the very deep lake and uncovering the remains of a legendary plane wreck there, supposedly loaded with Cuban treasury gold. Ford's expertise is just what they need

The midnight house by Alex Berenson(
Sound Recording
)
1
edition published
in
2010
in
English
and held by
451
libraries
worldwide
When members of a highly controversial squad of CIA and Army interrogators are being murdered one by one, special CIA operative John Wells is asked to investigate. However, as he digs deeper into the victims' dark pasts, Wells discovers that his own life is in jeopardy

The magicians : a novel by Lev Grossman(
Sound Recording
)
2
editions published
in
2009
in
English
and held by
446
libraries
worldwide
As a senior in high school Quentin Coldwater became preoccupied with a series of fantasy novels he read as a child, set in enchanted Fillory. After college, he is admitted into an exclusive secret society of magic where he discovers that Fillory is real. But it turns out to be much darker and more dangerous than he could have imagined as his childhood dream becomes a nightmare with a shocking truth at its heart